Husking-pin.



No. 721,762. PATBNTBD MAR. 3, 1903'.

*F.AI WALLBR. HUSKING PIN.

AvPPLIUATIOII FILED FEB.'4, 1901. x )I0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES PATENT y OFFICE.

PETER A. WALLER, OF KEWANEE, ILLINOIS.

HusKiNc-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of" Letters'Patent No. 721,762, dated March 3, 1903. Application filed February 4,19'0'1.' Serial No. 45,920. (No model.)

To all wiz/m it rrr/cry concern:

B e it known that I, PETER A.WALLEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kewanee, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Husking-Pins; and I do here-Y by declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in husking-pins, and is embodied in the construction and arrangement of parts presently,- to be described, and defined in the claims.

Heretofore many attempts have been made to provide a husking-pin with suitable strap connections and with meansfor permitting Y the adjustment of the strap so that the pin can be secured or properly held on the hand of the user. In some cases the strap has. been perforated and an extension or projection has been formed on the end of the pin, which 'passes through one of a series of holes in the strap, thus effecting the desiredv adjustment. Such constructions have been objectionable in that there was always a tendency of the strap becoming disengaged from the projection. It has also been suggested that a clamping screw or nut be employed to bind the strap and hold it in its adjusted position. Such a construction has also been found to be objectionable in that the binding screw or nut would soonbecome loosened and permit the escape of the strap. j

My invention is designed to overcome the defects existing in the present form of pins; and iticonsists, primarily, in the construction pf a pin which will embody the advantages of the former construction, while avoiding the objection thereto, and this object is accomplished by using a securing-tongue associated with an opening in the end of the pin. In the accompanying drawings I have shown preferred and modified forms of myim provement; but I desire it to be understood that the forms illustrated are susceptible to changes, and so without departing from the nature and principle of the invention.

Figure l is a vside elevation of a huskingpin embodying the improvement. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the upper end of the pin, the latter being shown in sections. Figs. 3 and 4C.- are detail views of the ends of modified forms of the pin and securing device.

i A designates the husking-pin of a wellknown type, and B designates the strap, commonly known as the base-strap, lying on the pin and extending toward the point, at which point it is secured to a finger-loop strap C, which latter is secured to the pin by a suitable rivet c or other means.

` D designates the linger-strap, the same being looped through the perforation in the ystrap B, thence through a slit in the free end ot' the strap C, and thence carried` upward and riveted to the upper end of the strap C, as shown in Fig. 1. The strap D is carried through the movable eye or loop E, sleeved on the pin A, and is provided with a series of perforations. p

The upper end of the pin is formed with a transverse opening or perforation F of a diameter sufficient to permit the passage of the strap D.

It is essential that the strap D be drawn close onto the fingers or hand of the user and to be held in a position so that the pin will be held in proper position on the hand. To accomplish this adjustment and locking of the strap, I provide a tongue G, which, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, may be formed with a curved eye g in its upper end, a portion of which is threaded through a longitudinal aperture H, entering from the top of the pin in which the transverse opening is located. The eye portion of the tongue is curved, so that it Will have a pivotal movement around that portion of the pin constituting one Wall of the aperture H. The pivotal connection thus formed between the tongue and the pin permits the former to be moved up out of alinement With the opening F.- The length of the vtongue is conveniently such as toextend entirely across the opening F when the tongue is in proper position to secure the strap, and

conveniently the point of the. tongue is struck up or bent at an angle inward, as at g', the point of the struck-up portion being arranged to enter the aperture or passage F. The pur pose of the bent end of the tongue is to avoidy the presence of a sharp projection at the outer face of the pin and, further, to act as additional means for positively securing the tongue in the aperture of the strap. In prac- IOO tice it has been found that it is not necessary, although desirable, to provide the tongue with a bent portion, and in Fig. 3 I have shown a pin of known construction and a pivoted tongue having a straight securing portion or end. In this modified form the tongue G' is bent around the entire upper wall of the aperture F.

In operation, the strap being properly adjusted, the end of the strap is passed from the opening F and driven down to its proper position. A tongue G is then inserted through a hole in the strap, and as the tongue projects beyond the opening F it positively prevents the withdrawal of the strap. This result is accomplished by both the constructions shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and in this connection it will be noticed that I employ as a part or fixture of the pin itself a construction or device somewhat similar in eect to that of the ordinary tongue-buckle.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a modilied form wherein an aperture at the end of the pin is provided and a fixed tongue projecting overy or in front of the aperture, the end thereof being bent slightly outward, as shown at K. This form may be desirable in many cases and may be applied to other types of pins from that shown to secure the strap in position when the xed tongue is employed. The strap is carried through the opening F2 and thence upwardly to escape the tongue until the proper point is reached. The strap is then forced downwardly, the tongue passing through a perforation therein.

To release the tongue or strap, it is only necessary to draw the frontend of the strap D outward and lift either the tongue from the perforation of the strap or the strap from the tongue, as the case may be.

I believe that I am the rst to provide a pin or device with a perforation and associate therewith a tongue for securing the strap in its adjusted position, and I therefore do not wish to be limited to the special construction shown.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

I. A husking-pin consisting of a pointed pin having a perforated securing-strap attached thereto and a transverse opening in its end, and a locking-tongue pivotally secured to the pin adjacent the opening arranged on the outside of the pin to project across the opening and to engage through a perforation in the strap after the same has been passed through the opening, substantially as described.

2. A husking-pin consisting of a pointed pin having a perforated securing-strap, attached thereto and provided with a transverse opening adjacent its end, and a locking-tongue secured to and arranged on the outside of the pin, the pin adjacent the opening projecting across the same and arranged to engage through a perforation in the strap after the same has been passed through the opening, substantially as described.

3. A bushing-pin consisting of a pointed pin having a perforated securing-strap attached thereto and a transverse opening in its end, and a locking-tongue having its end bent at an angle pivotally secured to the pin adjacent the opening arranged to project across the opening and to engage through a perforation in the strap after the same has been passed through the opening, substantially as described.

4. In combination with a husking-pin 11aving proximal openings near one end, and a hand-strap secured to the pin and having an end portion provided with a series of openings and adapted to pass through'the said strap-opening, and a tongue looped about the part of the pin between the aforesaid proximal openings and adapted to extend across the strap-opening and pass through one of the series of openings of the strap to engage therewith and hold it in an adjusted position.

5. In combination with a husking-pin having a transverse strap-opening and longitudinal opening in its rear end, the two openings being in communication, and a strap secured at one end to the pin and having a series of openings at its opposite end, and a tongue having an end portion passed through the said transverse and longitudinal openings and looped about the part of the pin therebetween and adapted to extend across the strap-opening and engage with the strap and hold it in adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER A. WALLER.

Witnesses:

CHARLES K. LADD, E. D. MAYHEW.

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